Methods for Treatment of Animal Manures to Reduce Nutrient Pollution Prior to Soil Application

• Published in: Current pollution reports Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 47 - 56
• Main Authors: Szogi, Ariel A., Vanotti, Matias B., Ro, Kyoung S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.03.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; Animal manures; Animal production; Animal wastes; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; byproducts; Composting; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; fertilizers; Industrial Pollution Prevention; Land Pollution (G Hettiarachchi; Leaching; Manures; Mineral deposits; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Nitrates; Nitrogen; Nutrient pollution; Nutrients; phosphorus; Pollution; Pollution control; Poultry; Raw materials; recycling; runoff; Section Editor; soil; Soil pollution; soil treatment; Soil water; Soils; Topical Collection on Land Pollution; Waste treatment; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water pollution; Water Pollution Control; Water quality; Water resources; United States > US; Animal waste; Phosphorus recovery methods; Nutrient pollution; Nutrient management; Nitrogen recovery methods; Sustainable intensification

For centuries, animal manures have been a traditional source of nutrients in agriculture. However, disposal of animal manure has become an environmental problem in recent times as a result of increased concentration of animal production within small geographic areas. Manure nitrogen (N) and phosphor...